DeFi

DeFi, short for decentralized finance, represents a shift in the financial sector by leveraging blockchain technology, primarily Ethereum, to eliminate traditional financial intermediaries. It enables various financial applications, from simple transactions to complex contracts, through smart contracts that execute automatically under specific conditions. Key DeFi applications include decentralized exchanges (DEXs), stablecoins, lending platforms, and prediction markets. DeFi offers financial services like loans and interest-earning opportunities without traditional identity verification, relying instead on collateral, usually in cryptocurrency. This innovative sector promises increased accessibility and efficiency but comes with risks, such as market volatility and unregulated projects.


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Diving Into DeFi to Navigate the New Wave of Finance

Decentralized Finance, also known as DeFi, effectively lets people be their own bank by replacing traditional institutions with trustless, transparent, and immutable code in the form of smart contracts.

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Bitcoin Holds Steady at $28.5K as Private Sector Hiring Decelerated in March

Banrion Capital Management Chief Investment Strategist Victoria Bills joins "First Mover" to discuss bitcoin's recent price action, citing consumer insecurity that stems from the recent banking failures. Plus, the latest on ether's rally ahead of the Shapella hard fork and the overall performance of DeFi.

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Opinion

Inihayag ng Depeg ng USDC ang Mga Panganib sa Tradisyonal Finance sa Stablecoins

Sinusuri ng isang Moody's analyst kung paano napunta sa Crypto ang kamakailang krisis sa pagbabangko, at kung bakit maaaring kailanganin ang mga alternatibo sa mga stablecoin gaya ng mga tokenized na deposito sa bangko at CBDC upang maiwasan ang pagkalat.

CEO Jeremy Allaire's Circle is part of the consortium behind USDC. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Arbitrum, Optimism Maintain Spots in Top 10 TVL Blockchains: DappRadar

A new report from DappRadar suggests that Layer-2 solutions are gaining traction in the DeFi space. DappRadar Head of Research and Analytics Pedro Herrera breaks down why decentralized finance was in the spotlight in the first quarter and the significance of the highly anticipated token airdrop of Arbitrum.

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Interest in DeFi Sector Rises Due in Part to Arbitrum Popularity: DappRadar

A new report from DappRadar shows the total value locked in DeFi rounded out the first quarter with over $83 billion, thanks in part to the rise in interest of scaling solutions like Arbitrum, Fantom, and Optimism. That's an increase of nearly 38% from the previous quarter. DappRadar Head of Research and Analytics Pedro Herrera breaks down the details of what happened in the first quarter as jitters swirling around the U.S. banking sector remain.

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XRP Climbs for a Second Day

XRP tokens jumped for a second straight day, adding as much as 11% in the past 24 hours. They were buoyed by speculation that the classification of bitcoin and ether (ETH) as commodities in the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) suit against Binance might mean XRP tokens are classified as commodities as well. Arca Chief Investment Officer Jeff Dorman discusses the recent surge and why DeFi protocols could provide investors with "downside protections."

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$119M in Crypto Stolen So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain

Hackers have stolen $119 million in crypto in 19 breaches so far in 2023, Crystal Blockchain says in a new report, which includes data ranging from the Mt. Gox crypto exchange hack in 2011 to Feb. 18, 2023. The blockchain intelligence firm says although DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021, they are preying on NFT projects. "The Hash" panel discusses the report and what it reveals about open finance vulnerabilities.

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Markets

Arbitrum's ARB Token Trades sa $3.99 habang 625,143 Wallets ang Nakatanggap ng Airdrop

Ang desentralisadong exchange GMX ay naging pinakamalaking solong may hawak ng ARB pagkatapos makatanggap ng 8 milyong token.

Arbitrum airdrop goes live. (Pexel/Pixabay)

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U.S. Treasury Close to Releasing Report on Use of DeFi in Illicit Finance

The U.S. Treasury Department is close to releasing a risk assessment analyzing criminal use of decentralized finance (DeFi), according to Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De weighs in on the latest developments.

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